wang

wang

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English

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /wæŋ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Englishwange, from Old Englishwange(“jaw, cheek”), from Proto-Germanic*wangô(“cheek”), from Proto-Indo-European*wenk-, *wek-(“to be bent or bowed”). Cognate with Scotswan, wang(“cheek”), West Frisianwang(“cheek”), Dutchwang(“cheek”), GermanWange(“cheek”), Icelandicvanga(“cheek”), Gothic*𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍉(*waggō) in 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃(waggareis, “pillow, cushion”), Italianguancia(“cheek”).

Noun

wang (pluralwangs)

(dialectal or obsolete) The cheek; the jaw.

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Derived terms

wangtooth

Related terms

wanger

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

whang

Noun

wang (pluralwangs)

(onomatopoeia) The sound made when a hollow metal object is struck a glancing blow.

Malay

Noun

Manchu

Romanization

wang

Romanization of ᠸᠠᠩ

Mandarin

Romanization

wang

Nonstandard spelling of wāng.

Nonstandard spelling of wáng.

Nonstandard spelling of wǎng.

Nonstandard spelling of wàng.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old English

Alternative forms

wong

ƿang – wynn spelling

Etymology

Cognate with Old Saxonwang, Old High German-wang (in holzwang), Old Norsevangr (Swedishvång), Gothic𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍃(waggs).

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